1. محب أتى والشوق يحدو فؤاده

    إليكم وحادي الشوق أشرف حاديا

    A lover came, longing urging his heart onward

    Toward you—and longing's guide is the noblest of guides—

  2. إلى أن دنا من حيكم وحماكمو

    وكادت أيادي الصب تجنى الأمانيا

    Until he drew near your dwelling place and your sanctuary,

    And the lovesick one's hands almost reaped his wishes.

  3. رماه القضا منكم على قرب داركم

    فما حيلتي يا إخوتي ما احتياليا

    Fate cast him away from you, though your home was near.

    So what recourse have I, my brothers? What can I devise?

  4. فأمسيت في أرض الجزيرة شاكيا

    إلى الشيخ سعد بعض ما بي وداعيا

    So evening found me on the island's soil, complaining

    To Sheikh Saʿd of some of what ails me, and making entreaties.